My Daughter-in-law Got Two New Kittens
By Alice Henry
@IreneVincent (15962)
United States
September 18, 2017 11:46pm CST
I knew she would. She has been missing her cat so much. So they went to the shelter and got two young male kittens. One is orange striped and one is black. They have been hissing at each other so we are wondering if this is going to work out.
Hopefully, they will get used to each other and learn to get along.
The orange kitten is named Toby and the black kitten is named Charlie.
The orange kitten is making himself at home but the black kitten seems to be very timid and hides under the couch and he didn’t eat anything the first day or even take a sip of water, although she showed him where the food was several times.
Hopefully, he will calm down and get used to his new surroundings.
Tomorrow is DAY 3, so I’m hoping that the kittens are getting along better and getting used to their new home. They are so cute, but not cuddly yet. I hope that changes.
I will try to post a photo of them soon.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
21 Sep 17
@JudyEv Hopefully, they will learn to get along at some point.
@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
19 Sep 17
Toby is very relaxed and making himself at home downstairs, but Charlie is very timid and for the time being, they are keeping them separated when no one is at home, like this morning. I'm going to check on them later. Charlie is upstairs in their bedroom with the door closed. They each have their own littler box and food and water dishes. In the evenings when everyone is at home, they let the kittens interact but they are still not liking each other.
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@JudyEv (342179)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Sep 17
@IreneVincent It's a shame they are not getting on. I hope they become friends soon.
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@gnatsmom (2576)
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19 Sep 17
Cats have such strong personalities. It is fun to watch how they interact. Hopefully, though, they will adjust soon and start getting along. If they don't, they will probably learn to just tolerate one another. I have two that are siblings, and they are still very different(looks and personalities).
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
19 Sep 17
I think it would have been better if they were siblings and were already used to each other, but they are very different in personalities. Your cats are cute. What are their names? Are they male of female?
@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
19 Sep 17
Yes, I hope so too. For now they are in separate areas of the house, but they are put together in the evenings when everyone is at home to watch over them. Normally, we daughter in law works from home, but this week she was called to work in the office so she is not at home. After this week, she will be working from home again every day and she will have more time to interact with the kittens.
@Courtlynn (67080)
• United States
19 Sep 17
Animals dont always get along just like humans. Its normal.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
19 Sep 17
I agree. Hopefully, they will learn to get along with each other soon.
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@Courtlynn (67080)
• United States
19 Sep 17
@IreneVincent if not they'll still be fine together. My bfs 3 cats are all 10+ years old and dont get along all the time.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
19 Sep 17
I will post updates on the kittens as the weeks go by.
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@YrNemo (20255)
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20 Sep 17
@IreneVincent Just let me know if they stop hissing at each other. We got a visitor cat like that one day, and gee, it hissed, shrieked, scared the life out of all of us. The owner wanted us to keep the cat for us but in the end, we had to decline.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
19 Sep 17
Yes, I hope so. Now, all he wants to do is hide under the furniture.
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@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
19 Sep 17
@IreneVincent I am sure watching Toby, Charlie will also get close to you people :)
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
21 Sep 17
@vsai2008 Well, today they informed me that they have decided to change Charlie's name to Asher. So, I will refer to him from now on as Asher.
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@toniganzon (72532)
• Philippines
19 Sep 17
Do you know Jackson Galaxy? He has a video over youtube on how to make two cats get along especially when they hate each other. I learned a lot from him. Jackson Galaxy is a famous cat whisperer.
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@toniganzon (72532)
• Philippines
20 Sep 17
@IreneVincent You'll learn a lot from him especially how to make the two kittens get along well.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
21 Sep 17
@toniganzon I told my son about him and he was already familiar with him, but said he would check out that particular video.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
19 Sep 17
I will certainly check Jackson Galaxy out. I will try to find video today and watch it. Right now she has the kittens separated. Charlie is in their bedroom upstairs with the door closed and Toby is downstairs. Two separate litter boxes and two food and water dishes.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
19 Sep 17
These kittens are very different, but hopefully they will learn to get along with each other eventually.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
19 Sep 17
I hope so. They decided to rename Charlie. His new name is Asher ??? He's the black kitten. So, I will now be calling him Asher.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
20 Sep 17
@manu1989 I spent some time today with the kittens because no one else was at home. They seem to be a little more calm, so I guess they are getting used to their surroundings.
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@rubyriaz007 (4188)
• India
23 Sep 17
It will take time to get used to his new surroundings..
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
23 Sep 17
Since they are keeping Asher up in their bedroom, I don't see him every day, but Toby is downstairs so I go over and pet him every day and he is getting used to me.
